Disease epidemics lead to a rise in racism, conspiracy theories and civil unrest

Researchers from Italy analysed 57 past epidemics - finding that the turmoil from each outbreak tended to result in a quieting of existing unrest. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8705373/Disease-epidemics-lead-rise-racism-conspiracy-theories-civil-unrest.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490